First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 289: Attending the Banquet

"Shen Zhan Shi, I am Xu Tong, an elder of the Golden Toad Tower. I come on behalf of our sect's head to invite you to a banquet at the mountain gate!"

Xu Tong was at the late stage of Gathering Qi Realm, not far from reaching the peak of the realm.

His physical body was quite strong, and coupled with his heavy armor, he easily pushed the crowd aside with a wave of his hand.

The cultivators surrounding Shen Mo, though discontented, dared not say much.

With just one glance, Shen Mo recognized this elder from the Golden Toad Tower.

It wasn't because of his appearance, but rather the conspicuousness of the lion-headed heavy armor he wore.

At the auction in Jiyun Town, it was this Xu Tong from the Golden Toad Tower who spent three thousand low-grade spirit stones to purchase this set of heavy armor.

At that time, Shen Mo was still wondering how to deal with such a powerful opponent.

But now, he no longer had such worries.

Xu Tong, even with his lion-headed heavy armor, would still be unable to withstand a single strike from Shen Mo's sword.

With such a strange fate, Shen Mo found Xu Tong pleasing to the eye and spoke to him with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please wait a moment!"

"After I finish dealing with the trivial matters at the office, I will accompany you to the Golden Toad Tower."

Now that one force in Hongye City had been settled, as long as the Tian Clan Immortal Clan knew what was good for them, they shouldn't cause him any trouble in the short term.

The remaining forces in this city and the surrounding towns were mostly small clans that didn't have the ability or confidence to provoke him.

Only the Golden Toad Tower and the Doujin Sect, located in the nearby picturesque mountains, still needed to be contacted and tested for their attitudes.

After all, there were still many small clans and sects that had close ties to these two immortal sects.

If he could successfully handle these two forces...

Shen Mo could then sit comfortably in the office of the Garrison Bureau without worrying about various constraints.

Xu Tong had already waited for a whole day, so he didn't mind waiting for another half day. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Shen Fellow Daoist, please take your time. I'm not in a hurry."

Then, the Daoist Qingfeng beside him bowed to Shen Mo and said, "I am Daoist Qingfeng, I have seen Shen Zhan Shi."

"I dare to ask, if cultivators like us, who are wandering cultivators, join the Garrison Bureau, will our monthly salary be the same as those from the immortal sects?"

"And if we don't want to be on duty at the office every day, how will our remuneration be calculated?"

Xu Tong glanced at Daoist Qingfeng without changing his expression.

In his heart, he thought to himself, no wonder he praised Shen Mo so much just now, it turns out he had already thought of joining the Garrison Bureau.

Not only Daoist Qingfeng, but even the cultivator with the Zhang surname, who didn't have much confidence in Shen Mo, was now asking questions around Shen Mo.

This made Xu Tong also have the idea of joining the Garrison Bureau.

Although he was an elder of the Golden Toad Tower and was highly regarded by the sect master, life in a small immortal sect was not easy.

With the five major immortal sects suppressing from above and other sects eyeing them from below, the Golden Toad Tower naturally couldn't live a comfortable life.

Or perhaps, cultivators simply didn't have the luxury of living a prosperous life.

Apart from the monthly salary from the sect, the resources needed for cultivation were obtained by going out to hunt demons and evil spirits to earn some extra income.

Now, it seemed that joining the Garrison Bureau and being on duty there could also be a good source of income.

Moreover, the Garrison Bureau was not originally an immortal sect.

Whether it was the five major immortal sects or wandering cultivators, as long as they were willing to contribute to resisting the demonic calamity, they could join.

In this way, the term "joining" could be used.

It could be considered as an official and relatively important anti-demonic alliance!

Although he had the intention, Xu Tong did not rush to speak.

After all, he was still an elder of the Golden Toad Tower and needed to see what the sect master thought.

It is to redistribute the cultivation resources of the Chiyan Kingdom.

Try to... tilt towards the demon-slaying cultivators!

Instead of being wasted by parasites who are greedy for life and afraid of death, yet control the lower levels of power.

Chen Mengze also did it smoothly.

It's just that the workload has become increasingly heavy, which makes her quite complain.

Especially after Shen Mo became the shopkeeper and went to the Jinchan Tower banquet with Xu Tong, she no longer showed a good face to others.

Even Tian Shouren, Zhu Dahai, and others kept their distance.

Afraid of touching the mold of the person who has a good relationship with the shopkeeper!

In the eyes of the cultivators of the Garrison Sect, this Fellow Daoist Chen clearly has a close relationship with the shopkeeper Shen.

It is obviously not just a relationship between fellow disciples or close senior and junior siblings!

In all likelihood, they are partners who work together.

In a sense, the speculation of Tian Shouren and others is not too far-fetched.

What Chen Mengze thinks, Shen Mo is not clear.

But now in his mind.

The relationship between him and Chen Mengze should be Fellow Daoist more than partners.

They can trust each other, support each other on the path of cultivation, and explore treasures together...

However, it is not necessary to become "cultivation partners" in the sense of "husband and wife"!

...

Shen Mo, who has pushed all the affairs to Chen Mengze.

At this time, he appeared outside the gate of the Jinchan Tower with Xu Tong.

The atmosphere of the mountains where the Jinchan Tower is located is naturally not comparable to that of the Linjiang Sect.

But it is not a desolate place either.

It deserves the praise of being "full of spiritual energy"!

Especially the main peak where the Jinchan Tower is located, it looks like a golden toad swallowing the sun, quite mysterious.

This peak should be the origin of the sect's name.

Xu Tong should have notified the Jinchan Tower early on, and their sect master Wei Ye, accompanied by several elders, personally came to the gate to welcome them.

Ordinary Qi Gathering stage cultivators naturally cannot bear such courtesy.

It should be that Wei Ye, the sect master Wei, learned from the elder Xu Tong about Shen Mo's defeat of Tian Qisheng, so he regarded him as a peer.

That's why he came out to welcome him in the manner of welcoming a peer.

Others treated him with courtesy...

With Shen Mo's style, he naturally responded with courtesy.

He hurriedly greeted him and said sincerely, "Master Wei, you are too kind. How can I trouble you to personally come and welcome me?"

The sect master of the Jinchan Tower, Wei Ye, laughed loudly, "Fellow Daoist Shen, such a genius, willing to come to my Jinchan Tower banquet, makes our desolate mountain rejoice."

"I welcome you, what does it matter!"

"Fellow Daoist first excels in swordsmanship, then defeated Ling Hai with Qi Gathering... "

"With such talent and aptitude, no matter where you go, how can the host not come out to welcome you!"

While joking, Shen Mo followed Wei Ye and stepped into the gate of the Jinchan Tower.

...

The fragrant wine of Lanling, the jade bowl filled with amber light.

It can be seen.

The Jinchan Tower has carefully arranged this not-so-large feast.

The spiritual wine served is extraordinary in color, fragrance, and taste!

Shen Mo is used to drinking top-quality wines, and he is also fascinated by it.

The spiritual fruits are also not ordinary products, most of them are rare fruits hidden in the deep mountains, each worth dozens of low-grade spirit stones.

What disappoints Shen Mo is that there are no delicacies and wild game on the table, it is quite light.

As the cups and dishes are passed around, after three rounds of wine.

Shen Mo's face is slightly drunk, and he smiles and asks, "I don't know what Master Wei invited me to the banquet for?"